Lorentz and Poincare Invariance : 100 Years of Relativity,9789810247218

Lorentz and Poincare Invariance : 100 Years of Relativity

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ISBN13: 9789810247218
ISBN10: 9810247214
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-03-01
Publisher(s): WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUB CO INC
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Summary

This collection of papers provides a broad view of the development of Lorentz and Poincare invariance and spacetime symmetry throughout the past 100 years.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Acknowledgements xvii
Remarks on the Development of the Lorentz and Poincare Invariance xxi
Part I. Theoretical Implications of Lorentz and Poincare Invariance 1(506)
The Dawn of Lorentz and Poincare Invariance (1887-1905)
3(52)
First Proposal of the Universal Speed of Light by Voigt in 1887
4(21)
A. Ernst
J.-P. Hsu
The Ether and the Earth's Atmosphere
25(2)
G. F. FitzGerald
General Problem of Moving Matter Treated in Relation to the Individual Molecules
27(12)
J. Larmor
Moving Material System: Approximation Carried to the Second Order (Extract)
39(4)
J. Larmor
In Pursuit of the Electrodynamics for Moving Bodies
43(12)
J.-P. Hsu
T. Kleinschmidt
Special Relativity and its 4-Dimensional Symmetry (1904-1908)
55(138)
Electromagnetic Phenomena in a System Moving with any Velocity less than that of Light (Extract)
56(20)
H. A. Lorentz
Poincare's Rendiconti Paper on Relativity. Part I
76(40)
H. M. Schwartz
On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies
116(27)
A. Einstein
The Principle of Relativity and the Fundamental Equations of Mechanics
143(4)
M. Planck
Space and Time
147(15)
H. Minkowski
The Theory of Relativity and Science (Extract)
162(2)
W. Pauli
Einstein's First Paper on Relativity
164(19)
H. M. Schwartz
On the Origins of the Special Theory of Relativity (Extract)
183(10)
G. Holton
Inquiries Regarding the Constancy of the Speed of Light (1908-1910)
193(24)
The Postulate of the Constancy of the Speed of Light. Ritz's and Related Theories (Extract)
194(2)
W. Pauli
Critical Researches on General Electrodynamics (Extract)
196(21)
W. Ritz
Extended Relativity and its 4-Dimensional Symmetry (1928-1997)
217(56)
The Philosophy of Space and Time: Simultaneity (Extract)
218(8)
H. Reichenbach
Special Relativity in Anisotropic Space
226(17)
W. F. Edwards
Four-Dimensional Symmetry of Taiji Relativity and Coordinate Transformation Based on a Weaker Postulate for the Speed of Light. - I
243(15)
L. Hsu
J.-P. Hsu
D. A. Schneble
Four-Dimensional Symmetry of Taiji Relativity and Coordinate Transformation Based on a Weaker Postulate for the Speed of Light. - II
258(15)
J.-P. Hsu
L. Hsu
The Splendid Union of Special Relativity and Quantum Mechanics (1927-1949)
273(64)
The Quantum Theory of the Emission and Absorption of Radiation
274(23)
P. A. M. Dirac
The Quantum Theory of the Electron
297(19)
P. A. M. Dirac
The Radiation Theories of Tomonaga, Schwinger, and Feynman (with commentary)
316(21)
F. J. Dyson
The Lorentz and Poincare Groups and Their Implications (1939...)
337(40)
Symmetries, Quantum Lorentz Transformation and the Poincare Algebra
338(13)
S. Weinberg
Lorentz Group in Feynman's World --- Wigner's Little Groups and Their Applications
351(26)
Y. S. Kim
M. E. Noz
The Isotropy of the Speed of Light c: A Convenient Assumption (1963-1995)
377(20)
Test Theories of Special Relativity
378(19)
Y. Z. Zhang
Common Relativity and its 4-Dimensional Symmetry (1976-1983)
397(40)
Common Time in a Four-Dimensional Symmetry Framework
398(20)
J.-P. Hsu
T. N. Sherry
Questions on Universal Constants and Four-Dimensional Symmetry from a Board Viewpoint - I
418(16)
J.-P. Hsu
News and Views (Extract) (On Common Time and Common Relativity) Nature Editorial
434(3)
The Aether and Relativistic Quantum Fields (˜1970....)
437(32)
Is There an Aether?
438(3)
P. A. M. Dirac
Vacuum as the Source of Asymmetry
441(12)
T. D. Lee
The New Ether
453(16)
J. D. Bjorken
The Logically Simplest Theory of Relativity and its 4-Dimensional Symmetry (1990-1994)
469(38)
Can One Derive the Lorentz Transformation from Precision Experiments?
470(24)
L. Hsu
A Physical Theory Based Solely on the First Postulate of Relativity
494(13)
J.-P. Hsu
L. Hsu
Part II. Experiments for Lorentz and Poincare Invariance 507(60)
The Fizeau Experiment
509(4)
The Michelson-Morley Experiment
513(8)
The Wilson-Wilson Experiment
521(6)
The Kennedy-Thorndike Experiment
527(4)
The Ives-Stilwell Experiment
531(6)
The Observation of the Muon Lifetime Dilation
537(4)
``Experimental Tests'' of the Second Postulate of Special Relativity
541(8)
The Mass-Velocity Relation Experiment
549(6)
The Mass-Energy Relation Experiment
555(6)
The Thomas Precession Experiment
561(6)
Appendices 567
A. Woldemar Voigt (1850-1919)
568
Von C. Runge
B. George Francis FitzGerald (1851-1901)
570
J.-P. Hsu
C. Abbreviated Biographical Sketch of Walter Ritz (1878-1909)
572
R. S. Fritzius
D. Hans Reichenbach (1891-1953): Principal Dates
574
M. Reichenbach
E. The Most General Linear-Acceleration Transformation of Spacetime Based on Limiting 4-Dimensional Symmetry
575
J.-P. Hsu

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